Twenty Five Years Experience of Family Medicine Education IN Saudi Arabia by Professor Adnan A. Albar Chairman Scientific Board Of Family And Comm. Med. SCHS-KSA

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Twenty Five Years Experience of Family Medicine
EducationINSaudi ArabiabyProfessor Adnan A.
AlbarChairman Scientific Board Of Family And
Comm. Med.SCHS-KSA
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25 Years of Family Medicine Training in Saudi
Arabia

• Evolution and progress of Family Medicine and PHC
  training in Saudi Arabia ( 1979 2005 )
• Programs features and factors of success
• Achievements in under and postgraduate training
  and CME
• The way forward

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Background information.

• Area 2,000,000 km²
• Pop.23,000,000
• 17,000,000 Saudis
• 1850 governmental PHC centers
• Health care is provided by
• MOH (60)
• Other gov. inst .(10)
• Private (30)

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Background contd

• 11 universities
• 12 colleges of medicine ( 7 new )
• 5 years health development plans adopts PHC
  strategies
• PHC based health care system
• Alam ata adopted since 1981
• Free of charge gov. services

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Undergraduate training in PHC and Family Medicine

• In 1979 and 1980 subsequently Family Medicine
  departments were established at King Faisal and
  King Saud universities.
• Combination with community medicine .
• Abha followed then K.A.U Jeddah and Om Al-Qura
  universities In Makkah.
• Staff of different nationalities and scientific
  backgrounds nourished and helped.

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Undergraduate training in PHC and Family Medicine
Contd

• All Five colleges had well structured training
  programs . In PHC. and Family Medicine .
• PHC courses included Principles and elements of
  PHC and ranged from 4-6 credit hours.
• Family medicine clerkships ranged from 4-8 credit
  hours taught at 5th or 6th years or during
  internship.

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Undergraduate training in PHC and Family Medicine
Contd

• Emphasis on definition , principles , role , and
  practical practice.
• Sp. Emphasis on the consultation ,
  interviewing,and communication skills ,
  prescribing , and practice management.
• Active learning and community and need orientation

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Historical evolution of Postgraduate training
programs in family medicine in Saudi Arabia

• King Faisal University Fellowship ( 1982 )
• King Saud University Masters and Diploma of
  Family Medicine ( 1983 ).
• Arab board in Family Medicine ( 1988 )
• The King Saud University Fellowship in Family
  Medicine ( 1995 ) .

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• King Faisal University Diploma in Family
  Medicine.(1995)
• Liaison with the RCGP.
• The Saudi Specialization Certificate Of Family
  Medicine 1992

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Postgraduate training contd

• Programs aim at graduating physicians who are
  good
• Clinician to deal with common acute and chronic
  health conditions.
• Self learner
• Educators
• Communicators
• Basic researchers

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Postgraduate training contd

• Programs features
• Relivance
• Comprehensiveness
• Community orientation
• Scientific soundness
• Active and interactive learning
• The Dissertation

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Evolution, Contents and Duration of Family
Medicine Diploma in Saudi Arabia
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Evolution, Contents and Duration of Family
Medicine Diploma in Saudi Arabia
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The Saudi Board ( Specialization certificate in
Family Medicine )

• The Saudi council for health specialties
• The Saudi board Scientific council of Family
  Medicine
• Integration and co-ordination with the arab board.

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The Saudi Board ( Specialization certificate in
Family Medicine )

• The training committee
• The Examination committee
• The central training committee
• The local training committees
• Program directors.
• Trainers

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The Saudi Board in Family Medicine contd

• Examinations
• Examiners
• Dissertation supervisors.
• Dissertation reviewers

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Training sites

• 12 training centers
• Joint Training sites
• Accreditations criteria
• Reaccredidation

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Important Statistics

• Accredited training sites in 9
• Accredited trainers 55
• Accredited local supervisors 35
• Av.Anual enrolement in Saudi Board 50
• Av.Anual enrolement in Arab Board 50
• Av.Anual graduates in Saudi Board 35
• Av.Anual graduates in Arab Board 35

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Continuing Medicine Education Program ( CMEP )
for PHC of Family Doctors

• gt 6000 PHC physicians
• CMEP is essential
• Reorientation courses on PHC
• MCH reorientation course
• T.Q.M for PHC physicians
• Saudi council accredited PHC and Family Medicine
  educational meeting

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The Saudi Society of Family and Community Medicine

• Central office
• 11 branches and CMEP
• Annual meeting and symposia
• The scientific refereed journal ( Saudi Journal
  of Family and Community Medicine )
• The news letter
• The public journal

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Conclusions

• Established curricula and training sites
• Common interest and good progress momentum
• Needs maintenance and further improvement.

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The Way Forward

• Curriculum review
• Reinforce the Fam. Med. Clerkship
• Liason with related department
• Emphasis on Fam. Med. skills

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The Way Forward

• Professional development of trainers
• Improvement of training sites
• Improvement of assessment criteria
• Curriculum review
• Motivate doctors to undertake CMEP.

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Thank you